Example sentences of "i [verb] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was halfway across the floor of this valley when Ann came running past ; when I say running , I mean as fast as she could stumble over the uneven ground , pack on her back , carrying her fishing-rod . |
| 2 | I do n't I do n't know that you need to do all this I mean , we would like ac I mean as far as I 'm concerned we would like access to this information but I I do n't particularly need some pieces of |
| 3 | Erm but that sort of thing can always go on so er I mean as far as you 're concerned , are a major broker , are er obviously , obviously a , a reasonable choice in that we are accountable . |
| 4 | they cope , I mean as far as they were concerned , as far as they were concerned they 'd never seen such , the crematorium was packed , the people was all lined outside |
| 5 | I lay as still as death . |
| 6 | I push as hard as I can . |
| 7 | But no , I wind as fast as possible and catch up with the fish which is swimming toward me . |
| 8 | I translated as well as I could a Scottish strath with its green basin , and the heather slopes rising from it lost to rabbits and sheep and rock . |
| 9 | I got as far as Grantchester and I thought , fuck it , yes , why not ? |
| 10 | ‘ I got as far as unpacking my summer wear … ! ! ’ |
| 11 | At the Moravian Church we had fine Advent hymns , and once I got as far as Bunyan Meeting and heard theirs . |
| 12 | I got as far as nine . |
| 13 | The only thing that was quite extraordinary was what I found when I got as far as the back premises . |
| 14 | I finished equal fifth and , although I got as far as the final qualifying round for the Open and won through two rounds of the Amateur Championship , that was to be my best result for the year . |
| 15 | When I got as far as the door I dragged myself upright again , turned the handle , and lurched in . |
| 16 | I got as far as Birmingham , and then was called into the manager 's office . |
| 17 | Lastly , I got as far as Mansfield last night , on my way to the Villa match . |
| 18 | I thought I was quite a reasonable driver , I got as far as running at the front in World Sports Car Championships erm finished on the podium several times in International Formula Three erm |
| 19 | Determined to fight , I shouted as loudly as I could . |
| 20 | I shouted as loudly as I could . |
| 21 | ‘ I trained as hard as I could and spend 2½ hours in the gym every day for six months , ’ said Smith , adding confidently , ‘ the winter has done its job . ’ |
| 22 | After the interview I mentioned as casually as I could that as a result of blocked sinuses I had lost my sense of smell ( with the exceptions of petrol , laundry and excrement ) for years , and could he think of any way of restoring it ? |
| 23 | ‘ I came as fast as I could . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I came as quickly as I could . |
| 25 | In the evenings I studied as hard as I could , educating myself for Estella . |
| 26 | I commented as far as I am prepared to a moment ago . |
| 27 | I turned as far as I could without rocking or creaking , but I could n't see him . |
| 28 | My middle daughter , Lal , sweetly and most touchingly offered me one of her kidneys , an offer I declined as decorously as I could . |
| 29 | I know as well as you that I commissioned it . |
| 30 | And I walked as normally as I could into the playground , my private pain overcome for fear of discovery . |